U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that Jiaqin Ye, 29, a resident of Houston, Texas, was sentenced on September 26, 2024, to 18 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Carl J. Barbier after previously pleading guilty to making false statements to the Federal Bureau of Investigation related to a government imposter scam.
According to court documents, Ye travelled from Houston, Texas, to a residence in Covington, Louisiana, to collect approximately $34,500.00 from the victim of a government imposter scam.
When Ye arrived, he was arrested by the FBI and then made false statements to agents relating to his prior involvement in similar schemes.
In addition to prison, Ye was sentenced to three years of supervised release and ordered to pay a $100 mandatory special assessment fee.